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Farouk certainly played a role, but I long to see an exposé on the backchannels between elites during this period. It seems the great powers of the Global North wouldn't dare attempt to destabilize and usurp one of their own sovereigns.

People are too quick to blame "state-owned monopolies" when the development and success of any producer is dependent on the gatekeepers of the global oil marketplace.